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Let $a_1, a_2, ...$ be integers such that $a_1 - a_2 + a_3 - a_4 + ... + (-1)^{n - 1} a_n = n$, for all $n \ge 1$. Then $a_{51} + a_{52} + ... + a_{1023}$ equals

Consider a sequence of real number $x_1, x_2, x_3, ...$ such that $x_{n+1} = x_n + n - 1$ for all $n \ge 1$. If $x_1 = -1$ then $x_{100}$ is equal to

Let $a_n$ be the $n^{th}$ term of a decreasing infinite geometric progression. If $a_1+a_2+a_3 = 52$ and $a_1a_2+a_2a_3+a_3a_1 = 624$, then the sum of this geometric progression is